Safety-razor.



No. 885,422. PATENTED APR. 21, 1908.

P.H.ARNOLD.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2a, 1906.

Witnesses UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE.

FREDERICK H. ARNOLD, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

.larly as an improvement on the device shown and described in my pendingapplication Serial No. 275,514.

In the device referred to I employ two clamping plates hooked togetherat their outer ends and held together at their inner the followi form a'tapered plu pin 13 whi ends by means of a handle screwed onto shanksformed on said lates.

In my present device secure the plates at their outer ends permanentlyand provide a simple snap or catch for securing them at their innerends, thus securin the plates together by means other than t e screwingon of the handle.

The invention is more fully described in specifications and clearlyillustrated in t e accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure v1 is a plan view of my device, open, with the blade removed.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the complete device. Fig. 3is an end view of the backing plate.

The numeral 1 designates the guard plate. This plate is formed with theusual teeth along either edge, a perforation 1 at its outer end and areduced portion 4 at its inner end.

On the extremity of this reduced. portion I 3. This reduced orstern-like portion of t e plate is formed with a depression orindentation 2 in its upper face. The uard plate is also provided withpositioning .ugs 12.;

The plug 3 is made with varied outside diameters and is adapted'to beengaged by a tubular handle 6 at either of its ends.

vThe numeral 5 designates the spring backing plate. This plate ispivoted at its outer 'end to the gpard plate by means of asuitable 0permits it to move laterally and uncover the inner face of said guardplate, as shown in Fig. 1. This backing plate is formed at its inner endwith a reduced stem 7 and on the under face of said stem I provide atapered lug 8, adapted to enter the indentation 2 in the stem of theguard plate, when closed. A suitable button or thumb piece 9 is formedon the upper face of this stem to facilitate opening and closingthe-device.

The numeral 10 designates the cutting blade. edge at both sides and haserforations 11 formed in the body thereof a apted to register with theln 12 on the guard plate.

When it is esired to place the blade in position, the backing plate isswung open around its pivotal connection, as shown in Fig. 1,- the bladeis placed in position on the guard plate and the backing plate is thenclosed until the lug onits under face snaps intothe indentation in thestem of the guard plate, thus securely holding the blade in osition. Thenormal open position of the p ates will easil permit the placing of theblade as described The handle 6 may be removed from the rear end of theplug, when the razor is not in use, and passed over the plate and blade,incasing them and engaging the plug 3 at the opplosite end.

avin thus fully described my invention what I c aim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. safetyrazor comprising a guard plate, a clampingplate pivoted thereto foredgewise movement only, a blade lying betweensaid plates, and means for holding the free ends of the plates together.

2. A safety razor comprising a guard plate, a clamping plate ivotedthereto for edgewise movement on y, a blade lying between said plates,said uard plate having an indentation and the c amping plate having alug.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK H. ARNOLD.

Witnesses: I ED. A. KELLY, GEo. M. MILLER.

